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TIL Edgar Allan Poe died after being found wandering around Baltimore dirty, delirious and wearing somebody else’s clothes. He was never coherent enough to explain how he came to be in such a condition before he died

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GYoM5 TIL an Archaeologist from Florida found what he believed to be an Ancient Roman ship off the coast of Brazil. The Brazilian Navy then banned all underwater exploration, expelled the archaeologist from the country, and buried his dive location under tonnes of silt.
GY9Kg TIL Ken Ilgunas lived in a van for two years while obtaining his graduate degree at Duke to avoid debt. This is also known as “vandwelling”. His advice for “vandwellers” is don’t drink any liquid before going to bed, come to terms with celibacy, look normal, ensure stealth, and bring essentials.
yQ6L8 TIL that one of architect Frank Lloyd Wright's servants took an axe and killed several members of his family.
ne7W TIL Nintendo offered to send gloves to the owners of Mario Party back in 2000 over children suffering from cuts, punctures, and blisters from the N64’s joystick.
Lkr8Q TIL in 2014 a man was arrested for smuggling drugs stuffed inside an anti-drugs teddy bear.